10 HUGE NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 12 Predictions You Need To Know
9. Establishing 3K
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions Roppongi 3K will face a Wrestle Kingdom challenge from The Young Bucks, who are out to score their seventh run with the belts. It's a potentially excellent clash between the division's youthful new cornerstones and indie wrestling's most celebrated tag team, and if given time, there's no reason they can't deliver one of the night's most exciting bouts.
The champions, Sho and Yoh, only returned to NJPW at King Of Pro Wrestling on October 9th. They wrested the belts from Ricochet and Ryusuke Taguchi's clutches that night, and have since won the company's annual Super Junior Tag Tournament. The Bucks, meanwhile, barely featured for New Japan throughout autumn and winter, having wrestled for the promotion just twice since August.
Regardless, the two teams' combined chemistry and athletic prowess all but ensures fun, fast-flowing action. The Bucks are synonymous with the division, and the company will always go back to them for transitional reigns, but a win for 3K will establish them as the group's undisputed top dogs. At this stage in their development, that's exactly what they need.
Winners: Roppongi 3K